The truck, which was carrying coffee, reportedly suffered brake failure before ramming into the matatu.

Long-distance bus company Modern Coast said passengers travelling from ... and KSh 170.06, respectively. Kenya's shilling weakening streak against the US dollar continued in April.

which ran into the bus and dragged it for a while, trapping those on board. Road accidents kill about 4,000 people a year in Kenya, according to the National Transport and Safety Authority.